A word of thanks to everyone who participated at the recent Adobe PDF workshop at Copies&Ink. It certainly was a busy, informative session. Rave reviews abounded from everyone.

Kelly has once again shared her personal list of links and free resources. Here they are, for those who attended, and those who couldn’t. Enjoy!

Adobe Resource Guide

by Kelly McCathran

Adobe Groups
The group I mentioned at your event is Creative Suite Lovers, look for the white CS4 logo

http://groups.adobe.com

Kelly’s Extra Handouts

http://public.me.com/kmccathran

Adobe TV – Creative Suite 4 Demos
Cool videos on how to do almost anything in the Creative Suite
tv.adobe.com/

Creative Suite 4 Info
Suite breakdowns & Upgrade pricing
www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/

Adobe Design Center
Step-by-Step Lessons, Guides and Tutorials for CS2 & CS3 also access to User Forums & Feature Requests
adobe.com/designcenter/

Adobe Design Center Video Workshop
Flash Movies on all Creative Suite 3 Products and many new features
adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop

Adobe Print Resource Center
Transparency guides and PDF Print Production Information and a wealth of print related resources
adobe.com/go/print

Adobe Events
Find Adobe Certified Trainers and Training Centers in your area, on-demand and live eClasses as well as road show events
www.adobe.com/events

Adobe Education
Educational resources for K-12 and higher education, free curriculum and more
www.adobe.com/education

I looked it up; the actual saying is “The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating.” You’ll quickly be cooking up some tasty PDFs with the help of Adobe’s ace presenter/trainer, Kelly McCathran. Those that attended her last program at Copies&Ink were riveted by her wealth of knowledge and clarity of presentation.

Register on our events page.

Please join us on the morning of Friday October 16, 2009. Admission is free for up to 4 attendees from every company. AAF-Inland Empire members should sign up through the AAF website. Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail.

Adobe Perfect PDF Event: Friday, October 16
Sign in: 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. • Program: 9:00 – Noon. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served.
Program and Free Raffle (a full copy of Adobe CS4, $1300 value) will conclude before noon.
Register on our events page.

Event Description:

Adobe® Acrobat®  is the de facto standard for distributing documents in today’s electronic workflow. Anyone who purchased Acrobat, or one of the variety of shareware and freeware programs to build a PDF can make a PDF file, but that doesn’t mean they are making a PDF that displays and prints well on all computer platforms. In this seminar we will cover the best practices for building reliable, complete and consistent PDF documents that work on any platform.
 
Creating PDF Files Anyone Can Open and Print
Preventing Common File Problems
Document Properties
Checking Font Embed Status
PDF/X – Why Does This Matter
Where and When to Flatten Transparency
Customizing Adobe PDF Output Quality
Building a Preflight Profile
Performing Single Fixups
Converting Color
Adding or Removing Crop Marks
Modifying PDF Files
The Best Distiller Settings

Our speaker:

Kelly McCathran is the Service Provider Evangelist for Adobe, her mission is to maintain relationships with the top print shops in North America. To fulfill that roll, she is the primary contact for printers to get the support, training and information they need to successfully work with Adobe’s line of products. In addition Kelly is a Certified Technical Trainer and an Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, GoLive and PageMaker. Kelly has traveled North America and abroad teaching applications to the largest print shops in the world.